Emerald Gemstone / Birthstone

Emerald gemstone is a green and transparent gemstone of the highest
rank, second in value only to Ruby. It is chemically composed to silica 67-85%, aluminia 17-95%, beryllia 12.4%, magnesia 0.9%, soda 0.07%,
water 1.665 and organic matter 12%. Out of the seven colours of the rainbow,
it emits green cosmic rays and used to appease planet Mercury.Benefits: It makes the eyes cool very soon. Emerald has the power to cure all sorts of eye troubles, ear troubles, headache,
forgetfulness, epilepsy, insanity, stammering, hysteria, nervous breakdown, food poisoning, hernia, hysteria, asthma and stomach disorders.

Who should wear: Newly married couple should not wear Emerald. It as it reduces sexual hunger and passion.
Persons born in Gemini, Virgo, Leo or Libra ascendant may wear emerald if Mercury is well placed in the horoscope but is retrograde, weak or
afflicted or conjoined or aspected by malefics or debilitated.
Green emerald ensures success to persons in trade connected with money, banking and-financial business, cashiers, accounts, shares, stock market,
publishers, bank officials, chartered accountants, company secretary, computer programmers, tax collectors, lawyer, journalists, newspapers magnets,
insurance etc. All intellectuals should wear emerald provided Mercury occupies quadrants and triangles, as il energizes the brain and keeps the brain
cells active and fertile.

Substitute: Its substitute is Onyx but its weight should be twice than that of emerald. Aquamarine, Peridot and Kidney stone are
other substitutes.

Compatibility: It may be noted that Pearl is the antidote of emerald. It means one should wear Pearl instead of emerald if
Mercury is adversely placed of afflicted or Mercury occupies the 6th or 8th house or is conjoined with Rahu or Mars. Pearl should be advised
provided Moon is well placed in the birth chart. If Mercury and Moon both are suitably placed in the birth chart emerald and Pearl may be worn
together. Emerald and ruby can be worn together but emerald should not be worn with coral, gomed and cat's eye.

How to wear: It is worn in small finger or left hand on Wednesday morning after proper purification within 48 minutes of Sunrise.
It may also be worn during Aslesha, Jyestha or Revati Nakshatra. Mostly emerald is worn in the small finger but it may also be worn in the ring finger and middle finger. These fingers are of Sun and Saturn who are friends of Mercury.
is a Beryl, with presence of chromium and Vanadium, which makes it green .It can have various colours from colourless, blue, pink and golden
yellow depending upon the inclusion.

Where is it found - It is Beryllium aluminium silicate and formula is Be3AI2(Si03)5. It is found in granites, pegmatites and schists as well as alluvial
deposits. The finest ones are from Zambia and Colombia. Other sources are Austria, India, Australia, Brazil,
South Africa, Egypt, Norway, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. In Sanskrit and ancient texts, it is called as Haridraratna,
Marakat, and Somya. In Persian, it is known as Jarmurad.

It has hardness of 7.5, specific gravity 2.71, refractive index 1.57-1.58 with a Hexagonal crystal structure.
A real gemstone if seen through Chelsia filter, it will look pink.
Whereas, the fake one will remain green. Real one if rubbed with turmeric on a stone leaves a red residue.

Emerald Birthstone saves a person from troubles, increases
power of faculty, gives mental peace, pacifies the anger and increases
eye sight. It keeps the body health and mind happy. It is uses to
counter the ill effects of mercury. It is precious stone for Mercury.

There are many notions about it. It makes the delivery very easy when it is tied around the waist of a pregnant woman.
They are considered auspicious when a lover presents this to his partner. If someone intends to harm a person who is wearing it,
he is exposed very soon .

Panna gemstone makes the wearer full of love, sympathy and magnanimity.
The weak mercury in man's horoscope causes many diseases like asthma, rheumatism, cough stammering, spondalysis etc.
Therefore, in this condition, wearing is most useful.